Wow, whoever wrote this story really isn't a fan of the Clintons - or of Schneiderman:
*The attorney general’s own website notes, in the second sentence of its biography for Eric Tradd Schneiderman, that “Eric has taken on the tough fights to protect New Yorkers – because he believes there has to be one set of rules for everyone, no matter how rich or powerful.”* No doubt, the Harvard law grad has made national waves since settling into his job, teaming up with California Attorney General Kamala Harris to push for tougher penalties for big banks following their illegal foreclosure practices and more recently taking on daily fantasy sports companies such as DraftKings and FanDuel that some have compared to gambling operations. *In August, Schneiderman won an important legal victory in federal court against the right-leaning organization Citizens United. A judge ruled the group must disclose key information about its major donors. “Today’s decision is a victory for common sense oversight of New York’s vast nonprofit sector,” Schneiderman said in a statement. “New Yorkers deserve to know their donations are protected against fraud and abuse, and today the court protected that right.”* *The Clinton Foundation says it has turned in a list of major donors, which remains confidential, to Schneiderman's office. But when it comes to the foundation's failure to publicly disclose all government grants every year, Wonderlich and Nelson look to Schneiderman to enforce the law evenly.* The attorney general’s office did not respond to questions about Schneiderman’s role on the Clinton campaign’s leadership council or whether his office was operating in an unbiased manner. Last year, Schneiderman gave the Clinton campaign $2,700 <https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3038417-Schneiderman-Donation-to-Clinton/annotations/316674.html>, the maximum personal contribution allowed under federal law. In June, Scripps asked the attorney general’s office about the New York laws that require charities to itemize all government grants – domestic and foreign. The office responded on the same day the press secretary for Schneiderman was quoted as defending the Clinton Foundation’s filings in an article written by Politifact <http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2016/jul/07/fact-checking-donations-clinton-foundation/>. The press secretary noted in the article that other charities, such as the Carter Center, also have filed disclosures by only providing a lump sum amount for foreign government donations. The attorney general’s office said the article “serves as any comment” for the attorney general, but added, the office was now working on clarifying the rules. “We intend to provide guidance clarifying our disclosure rules in the months ahead,” the office said in a statement. On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 11:38:42 PM UTC-4, KeithInTampa wrote: > > Wow.....I too had not heard about this! Thanks for sharing this Perp! > > > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 11:19 PM, 'Perplexed' via PoliticalForum < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> AG who could force transparency chooses not to >> >> >> New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has the power to force the >> Clinton Foundation and the Clinton Health Access Initiative to publicly >> disclose the names of foreign governments and the millions they donate each >> year to the charities but he’s not doing it, a Scripps News investigation >> has found. >> >> >> Schneiderman’s failure to require compliance with New York law and >> written instructions from his own office keeps the public in the dark about >> whether the foreign governments that gave money to the Clinton charities >> also had special access to Hillary Clinton when she was secretary of state, >> experts in private foundation law say. New York state has long required >> more transparency from non-profits operating within its borders than many >> other regulators. >> >> A Scripps Washington Bureau review of tax returns and regulatory filings >> found that year after year the Clinton charities have ignored New York law >> and related instructions. However, the office of Attorney General >> Schneiderman, a Democrat whom Hillary Clinton named to her campaign's >> “leadership council” in New York, did not respond to Scripps’ questions >> about the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), which has never publicly >> disclosed in New York filings the identity of its foreign government >> contributors or the amounts they give each year. Scripps also discovered >> CHAI did not report hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign government >> donations to the state. >> >> >> However, Schneiderman’s office said it considers the Clinton Foundation, >> which is a separate charity, “in step” with state rules. >> >> “He’s not doing his job in that case,” said David Nelson, an attorney and >> former partner at the accounting firm of Ernst & Young who served on the >> regulations and legislation committee of the Council On Foundations, the >> philanthropy industry’s equivalent of the American Bar Association. >> >> >> In 2009, Secretary Clinton’s first year heading the State Department, the >> Clinton Foundation disclosed to New York only a lump sum of $122 million >> <https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3036238-2009-CLINTON-FOUNDATION-CHAR500/annotations/316631.html> >> >> in foreign government donations, listing the amount on a required form that >> directs all charities to “list each government contribution (grant) >> separately.” The foundation continued to provide the lump sum disclosures >> for foreign governments in every year that followed. >> >> >> Nelson said, “The Clinton Foundation cannot say they are in compliance >> with New York regulations.” >> >> >> Here’s what you need to know >> >> >> >> http://www.newsnet5.com/longform/exclusive-clinton-charities-ignore-law-requiring-them-to-disclose-millions-from-foreign-donors >> >> >> Fascinating. 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